Vegas Money Saving Tip - Bring Breakfast!

August 24, 2008 by Jeff · Leave a Comment

As we all know Las Vegas is expensive! Gone are the days of cheap food and cheap hotels all in a lure to get you in the door gambling. Today's Vegas includes monstrous resorts where the casino is NOT the main attraction anymore. With this comes increasing prices.

I remember I was shocked the first time I went to Vegas and had 1 muffin, 1 banana and a large coffee for $8.00. This was over 8 years ago and now probably costs $10.

So what's the solution? We bring our own breakfast!

The day before we're about to fly we make a batch of muffins for the trip. These muffins are just plain old banana chocolate chip muffins. You can make whatever kind you want just be sure that they'll pack 'ok'. If you're looking for a muffin recipe then you can get one from this site here.

When we wake up in the morning we have fresh muffins and then we head down to the casino floor and have two options for our morning coffee!

Buy a coffee from the local coffee shop. (There is a Starbucks in every hotel in seems! ) The approximate cost is $6 for two regular coffee's and nothing fancy like a latte.
Sit down and using the free drink technique order a Bailey's and coffee in a 'to go' cup. The approximate cost is $2 for a tip and whatever you spend on a slot machine waiting ($~5).

As you can see we still get a similar breakfast for half the cost of paying for breakfast. Another great thing about bringing muffins is that they're a great healthy snack later in the day. Just be sure to pack some ziplock bags to carry the muffins around with you.

This may not seem like a large money saving tip but if you do this for 3-4 days it can start to add up. Plus this tip works great everywhere you travel and not just Vegas. (Except the free drinks part, of course!)